I agree with your post almost entirely. The only caveat I have is the part about "we are too fat, happy and lazy to stand up for these simple solutions" in wanting term limits. I actually think for the most part Republicans, Democrats and Independent voters as a whole want term limits. There are exceptions of course. I think the biggest issue there is getting elected officials to agree with it. You do bring up a good point that voters often times get distracted by wedge issues more than the substance of the actual candidate. Some voters are even single issue voters. They feel so strongly about one or possibly just a few issues that nothing else actually matters to them. Term limits as an example simply doesn't make their top 5 list when voting for a candidate.
See, I get tagged as liberal a lot. But on many issues I'm much more of a moderate. Gun control is one such issue. I'm certainly a proponent of the 2nd amendment. I do however believe that with great power comes great responsibility. So while I promote the 2nd amendment, I do feel like anyone purchasing a firearm should undergo a background check. I believe anyone that is permitted by law to carry a firearm should be required to undergo a basic firearm safety course. On this board that gets you labeled a liberal. While I think this is a common sense issue.
When it comes to social programs I do let me religious beliefs to be combined with what I see as compassion. I don't see it as communist or socialist. Just a minimum standard of human decency. I don't expect people to agree with me if that's what they choose but let me tell you where I arrived at that conclusion....
Matthew 25:40
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
I know many people on this board are not religious. I'm not a fan of allowing one's religious views to dictate infringing on the rights and choices of those who do not share their religious views and beliefs. But this is something that is not only biblical but something I believe on a personal level. I guess what confuses me the most is how people with strongly held religious views can label people as liberal for something the bible makes clear we should all support and do.
